Encouraging News From Flood Zone 3 Advisory Board

Blaise Simpson and Jung Vu from Gate 6 ½ attended the April 14 meeting of the Flood Zone 3 Advisory Board at the Marin County Civic Center. They were the only members of the public present, along with District 3 Supervisor Stephanie Moulton-Peters and her aide, Jennifer Imbimbo. Here’s her...

New App Gets Tides Right

Gate 6 ½ resident Jung Vu has launched a new app that provides more accurate local tide projections than have ever been available before. MarinFlood provides real-time and future tidal water levels for flood-prone locations in Southern Marin. This ad-free utility combines official NOAA astronomical tide predictions with proprietary forecast...

Gate 5 Drainage Meeting Apr 29

Sausalito is hosting an open house to gather public feedback on the Gate 5 Drainage Management Study. This is a chance to: Share your experiences with flooding in the Marinship and Gate 5 Road area Review and provide feedback on preliminary design alternatives Speak with city staff and engineers Share...

Annual Meeting Packs Bay Model

Breakfast at the Bay Model proved a popular format for the Floating Homes Association’s annual Membership Meeting on Saturday morning, February 21. FHA Events Chair BettyAnn Kram and her team of volunteers set out a lavish buffet of bagels, muffins, quiches and fresh fruit. Firehouse Coffee rounded out the menu....

Loans Available for Storm Damage

As of Friday, February 13, loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are available to Marin County businesses, private nonprofits, and residents to offset physical and economic losses from the storm, flooding, and king tides from December 31 through January 5. The SBA, in collaboration with local agencies, has...

Productive Discussion of Flood Control

A capacity crowd jammed the meeting room of the Bay Model on February 7 for a community gathering to discuss the effects of flooding due to high tides and storms. The event was hosted by Supervisor Stephanie Moulton-Peters and her aide Doreen Gounard, a long-term resident of Galilee Harbor. The...

King Tides Return AGAIN

  According to Sausalito Currents, seasonal high tides, aka King Tides, will return to Southern Marin from Thursday, January 29 through Monday, February 2. Based on tide predictions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), tide levels may be sufficient to impact roadways in low-lying coastal and bayside areas....

County Hits Reset on Flood Control Plans

  The  Advisory Board of Marin County’s Zone 3 Flood Control District, meeting after the king tide flooding early in  January, advised flood control staff to go back to the drawing board for the District’s project to pump flood water from Marin City into the Bay and to study ways...